Variability and remote controls of the warm‐water halo and Taylor Cap at Maud Rise

B Gülk, F Roquet, AC Naveira Garabato… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The region of Maud Rise, a seamount in the Weddell Sea, is known for the
occurrence of irregular polynya openings during the winter months. Hydrographic …

Impacts of vertical convective mixing schemes and freshwater forcing on the 2016–2017 Maud Rise polynya openings in a regional ocean simulation

B Gülk, F Roquet, AC Naveira Garabato… - Journal of Advances …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The correct representation of the Maud Rise open‐ocean polynya in the Weddell Sea
remains a challenge for ocean models. Here we reproduce the most recent polynya …

Occurrence of an unusual extensive ice-free feature within the pack ice of the central Weddell Sea, Antarctica

B Jena, J Turner, T Reeves-Francois… - npj Climate and …, 2024 - nature.com
We investigate an unusual extensive ice-free feature (EIF) within the pack ice that developed
in the central Weddell Sea in December 1980 on the edge of the multi-year sea ice off the …

A comparison of the atmospheric response to the Weddell Sea Polynya in atmospheric general circulation models (AGCMs) of varying resolutions

HC Ayres, D Ferreira, W Park… - Weather and Climate …, 2024 - wcd.copernicus.org
Abstract The Weddell Sea Polynya (WSP) is a large opening within the sea ice cover of the
Weddell Sea sector. It has been a rare event in the satellite period, appearing between 1973 …

A Volume‐Conserved Approach to Estimating Sea‐Ice Production in Antarctic Polynyas

Y Lin, Q Yang, Q Shi, Y Nakayama… - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate estimation of sea‐ice production (SIP) is crucial to understanding the formation of
Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW). Existing SIP estimates depend on the heat‐budget method …

On the generation of Maud Rise polynyas in the Weddell Sea

B Gülk - 2024 - gupea.ub.gu.se
The Weddell Sea is a region prone to the formation of open-ocean polynyas. Open-ocean
polynyas are offshore openings of sea ice in the winter season, often accompanied by deep …

The atmospheric effects of Southern Ocean open-ocean polynyas onto the coastal polynyas from EC-Earth3

J Gunnarsson - 2023 - gupea.ub.gu.se
Polynyas are recurring areas of open water or thin ice within the sea ice pack, which alter
the local oceanatmosphere heat and moisture exchange. They are differentiated as coastal …